Tire for vehicles.



No. 818,568. PATENTED APR. 24. 1906v E. B. SIMS.

TIRE FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27.1905.

EDW'ARD B. 51318, OF WESTERN, NEBRASKA.

TIRE FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed June 27,1905 Serial No. 267.308.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. SIMS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Nestern,.in the county of Saline and State 0t Nebraska, have invented a. new and useful Tire for Vehicles oi Conveyance, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tires.

The object of this tire is to destroy concussion produced by a Wheel passing over ordinary obstructions. I attain this objectby the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1-"; at side view of the entire tire as it appears when attached to a wheel. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a single section of tire, showing rubber pads. view oi spring connecting tire to rim. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of two sections of tire as they appear without rubber pads.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Fig. l, the hub E, the spokes H H H, the tire B ,compose the common wheel. On the Fig. 3 is a perspective 1 outside of the common tire B another tire A,"

parallel with common tire B, is attached by successionot springs C C C. The outer the A is composed of metal sections covered with rubber pads, as shown in Fig. -2, held together by hinged joints and rivets D D D in such manner as to form :1 complete tire. Between these two tires A and B is a succession of springs C C U, fastened securely to the rim of inner tire B at F F F and secured to the outer tire A by the rivets D D D passing through the eyelets G Fr, as shown in Fig. 3.

that I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is"

A tire composed oi metal sections hinged together, connected to the rim of a common wheel by a succession of springs, each section being covered by a separate rubber pad.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD B. SIMS.

Witnesses:

J. L. BROWN, S. M. BROWN. 

